Problema Solution
A private plane traveled from Seattle to a rugged wilderness at an average speed of 308 mph. On the return trip, the average speed was 176 mph. If the total traveling time was 8 hours, how far is Seattle from the wilderness?
Answer provided by our tutors
distance = speed * time
let 'd' represent the distance from Seattle to the wilderness, the plane then travelled a distance of '2d' at an average speed of (308+176)/2 = 242 mph
2d = 242 * 8
d = 968
the distance from Seattle to the wilderness is 968 miles